DOUGLAS. COUNTY —Police are investigating a bank robbery and asking neighbors in a certain area to check home cameras as the search continues for the suspect.
Just before 9:30a.m. Tuesday, police responded to the Bank of America at 900 Ohio Street in Lawrence, after a bank robbery was reported, according to a media release from Lawrence Police.
A person, who said they were inside the bank when the robbery began, ran out to call police. Several people were in the bank doing business when the robbery occurred. Witnesses told police the suspect demanded money and quickly fled south in the alley between Tennessee and Ohio Streets.
Police can not confirm reliably whether there was or was not a weapon involved. The suspect was wearing a black beanie cap with distinctive lettering and a mask with a design. The suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of cash and nobody was physically hurt.
Police want anyone with home security cameras from 8th Street to 13th between Louisiana and Vermont to check their recordings for anything they may have captured leading up to the event and following. The FBI Kansas City office responded immediately to assist in the investigation.
If you have any information, please call dispatch at (785) 832-7509 or Douglas County Crime Stoppers (785) 843-TIPS (8477) to remain anonymous.